11-3588 In re Knight-Celotex, LLC

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2011AP859 Swan Sales Corporation v. Tillman, et al.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Milwaukee property owner assessed the costs of removing a sunken barge from the Menomonee River. At issue is the doctrine of “judicial estoppel,” which provides that a party ...

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Civil Procedure Judicial estoppel The doctrine of judicial estoppel is not limited to successive suits. “[W]hile judicial estoppel is usually understood to require that the first litigation have been a separate lawsuit that ended in a judgment or settlement, McNamara ...

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Civil Procedure Judicial estoppel Joseph LaPere appeals an order implicitly denying his petition to return $1,150 seized by police during a search of LaPere’s property. Because we conclude that LaPere is judicially estopped from requesting the relief sought in his ...

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I recently learned a new Yiddish term while reading a novel called "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok: "pilpul."

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Civil Procedure Judicial estoppel Where a party maintained it was the owner of property in an eminent domain proceeding, it is estopped from arguing it is not in a later forfeiture action. “We think that Ryan presents a textbook example ...

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Trusts and Estates Partial assignment; judicial estoppel Rick S. Guerard appeals from a judgment that admitted the will of Arlene W. Bowsher to probate and stated that Guerard, the sole beneficiary under the will, could not withdraw an amended partial ...

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